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Miami HeraldPosted on Wednesday, 12.08.10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's accuser has ties to Cuban dissidents
BY JUAN O. TAMAYO
jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com
The bizarre saga of WikiLeaks yielded an arrest and yet another unexpected wrinkle on Tuesday: One of the Swedish women who has accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of sex crimes was revealed to be a supporter of Cuban dissidents.
Anna Ardin's links to Cuba were posted on several websites Tuesday after Assange surrendered in London to answer a warrant issued for his arrest by Sweden. He is wanted for questioning after Ardin and another woman accused him of having sex with them without a condom and without their consent.
And in yet another Cuba-related development Tuesday, a U.S. diplomatic cable made public reported that Brazilian officials had said that country's investment in expanding the Cuban port of Mariel was based ``on the assumption that Cuba and the United States will eventually develop a trading relationship'' after the U.S. embargo is lifted.
These revelations came as Assange, 39, appeared in a London court Tuesday for a hearing on the extradition request. He denied the sex-crime allegations, declared he would fight extradition and was sent to jail to await a Dec. 14 hearing.
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